William Russell Lane-Joynt

William Russell Lane-Joynt (27 March 1855 – 6 June 1921), born in Limerick, was an Irish barrister, philatelist and Olympic shooter. He founded the Irish Philatelic Society in Dublin. He assisted the Duke of Leinster to form his collection, which was bequeathed to the Dublin Museum of Science and Art. Lane-Joynt was one of only two Irish philatelists to be honoured by signing the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists.

Life He was the son of William Lane-Joynt, Mayor of Limerick (1862) and Lord Mayor of Dublin (1867). He had four brothers and a sister. One of his brothers was the surgeon and radiologist, Richard Lane Joynt. Educated at Windermere College, Wales, After attending King's Inns, Dublin, he was called to the bar as a barrister-at-law in April 1879. He married in 1882 and had two children, Evelyn and William (b.24 August 1886).

Lane-Joynt was Revolver Champion of Ireland four times held in London, as a member of the Men's Running Target, Single Shot Great Britain team. He also competed in three other events but did not feature in the medals.

Philately Amongst Lane-Joynt's philatelic specialities were the line-engraved stamps of the British West Indies, Canada, Cape of Good Hope, Gold Coast, Great Britain, and the United States. He became a fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society London in 1889. and remained its president until 1920. as one of the initial 25 candidates but was unable to do so due to ill health. He remains only one of two Irishmen invited to sign the roll.

At the time of his death in 1921, a portion of his collection was on display at the Dublin Museum of Science and Art. He bequeathed that to the museum to be added to the Duke of Leinster's collection, which added to the collection's interest. The balance of his collection was sold at auction in London in January 1922 and later auctions.